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Tropical Cyclone ALMA, May 29, 2002
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002400/a002457/index.html
From NASA Scientific Vis. Studio
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This is Hurricane Alma on May 29, 2002 as seen by TRMM and GOES. The animation zooms down to Hurricand Alma and then scans across the cloud tops to reveal the underlying rain structure. There are 3 isosurfaces defined (Yellow = 0.5 inches-hour, Green = 1.0 inches-hour, and Red = 2.0 nches-hour)
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
RealPlayer plug-in
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-002457
Related resources:
This resource has a thumbnail image at 'Scan across the storm and remove the cloud tops to reveal 3 isosurfaces. (Yellow = 0.5 inches-hour, Green = 1.0 inches-hour, Red=2.0+ inches-hour'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002400/a002457/alma10597_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Lori Perkins
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Jeff Halverson
NASA/GSFC